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JfEDFORD MAIL TRIBUXE, MEDFORD, OKEGOX. "WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1934 TACm SEVEN Local and From Medford Mis Eva Lee of Med ford wm in thl city Monday vis iting friends. Grants Pass Courier. i Visit In Ashland Mr. and Mrs. John Redden of Medford were Tlalt-i s lng friends in Ashland Monday even ing. Ashland Tidings. In Llthia City C. I. MaoDonald of Medford, manager of Foster it Klelser for this district, was a business caller In Ashland Monday. Ashland Tid ings. Stout at Wood Fletcher Stout, who has been associated with Medford drug stores for many years, is now employed by the Woods Drug com-i pany. at the corner of South Centra and East Main. i Trace of Rain There was a trace of f l-aln In Medford during the night. ' according to report of the weather ; bureau, which also recorded a trace only for the period ending at 5 p. m. . yesterday. 4 Mrs. Prultt Very III Friends of Mrs. Ray Prultt reported today that .she was very 111 last night at the t Secred Heart hospital, where she Is a - i patient. Mrs. Prultt Is employed st - Mann's Department store. Home from Bay City S. H. Short - and daughter Margaret, accompanied -toy Dan Watson, sister of Mr. Short, from Medford, and Bobby Watson, re- turned Monday from a few days trip t to San Francisco. Ashland Tidings, f '. Attorneys to Meet The. Southern I: Oregon Bar association will meet 't ; j the Colonial club In Medford Satur ; day, according to notices being ra- celved by local members. The n?w y president, George Roberts, will pre- i- side. Grants Pass Courier. Lenten Services Lenten services . will be held each Wednesday at 7:45 i p. m. at the Evangelical Lutheran church at the corner of Fourth street and Oakdale avenue The pastor, Geo. p. Kabele, will tonight begin a series 'i of sermons on the prohpecles fulfilled by the suffering Saviour. I Youths Pay Fines Pleading guilty j to charges of disturbing the pea:e. i Merle Dutches and Thyre Dodge, both ; of Medford. were fined five dollars and costs this morning by City Judge i Puller. The pair were arrested while ' fighting Saturday night, following a . basketball game. Ashland Tidings, i , Medicinal Plant The peculiar tor- matlon recently left at the Chamber - of Commerce, taken by many people to be an overgrown sweet potato or beet, is a mandrake, which Is a me t. dlclnal plant, It was announced today. It Is not an oversized one either, al though many persons who viewed It Insisted It belonged to the pre-hlstorlc ge, whatever Its Identity. It was grown In the Applegate section. j Committee Named Mayor E. M. ! Wilson today announced the members of the committee, appointed to in " pect the Deuel building, following r the hearing on proposed condemna " tlon, held the first of the week. The members are W. H. Merrltt, Lee Wil liams and George F. Owlngs. They will make another inspection of the building and have been given po-ver to make recommendations regarding ; their findings. Bible Lesson Announced The sec- ond story of a six week' course of . illustrated Bible lessons will be given v In the Y. W. C. A. Thursday evening from 7:30 to 8:30 o'clock. The topic i will be "Man created in the image nd likeness of God." This Is one' ; of the most beautiful stories In the Bible. These lessons will be espec lally helpful to Sunday school teach j! era and Dally Vacation Bible school workers. All are Invited. Bring your .f Bibles. Soheffel Thanked for Work City Superintendent Fred Scheffel received a letter today from Lieut. Basil B. Smith, state airport administrator of the CWA. thanking hira for the splen did condition In whlcu Medford'a ap plication for additional airport im provement funds was forwarded to state headquarters. The petition la now in Washington and no one has learned to date. Lieut. Smith states. Just what the disposition of all air port applications under the CWA will now be as result of the shortage of funds delegated to the states for materials. NOW HAN6 UP ON TROUBLE! rf? IT RIN6 OFF THE BLUEST fff'A f:S GIVE GLOOM THE BUSY SIENALI. , to L. Plug in tonight on- A. f$ 5 Warner Bro. hi- SvjrJ jf larioua jamboree of X MfillT WBKWe.iiS . , Personal Fined for Drunkenness Larry 'Ted" Evans, 31, of Kentucky, ar-1 rested last night by city police on si charge of drunkenness, was fined 10 In city court today. To Build Garage a building per mit was Issued by the city today to J. T. Fowler of 924 Summit, for con struction of a double garage at the cost of H00. Pan key Files for Position Tom Pankey of Central Point was In Med ford this morning and filed his formal application for examination for the position of postmaster at Central Point. To Work on Streets Harrison S Potter, 33, of Arkansas, arrested for being drunk on Medford streets, by city police, was ordered to spend five days working on the local streets, when he appeared before City Jude A. D. Curry today. Officers to Meet There' will be a meeting tomorrow evening of the Re serve Officers at the Medford Armory. Major James H. Tierney, U. S. A., will be present. The meeting time for the officers has been permanently .chang ed from Wednesday to Thursday. James P. Dlnsens of Beagle, beloved southern Oregon mountaineer, will be burled in the Central Point cemetery, following funeral services to be held at the Conger Funeral Home tomor row (Thursday) afternoon at 3 o'clock. Rev. W. H. Balrd of the Christian church will officiate. The honorary pallbearers, friends of many years, will be: Hal Piatt, Jack Stewart, Robert McCallahan, Pies Dooms, Vera J. Emerlck. and Frank Amy. All had been partners in busi ness, or companions on trips into the hills. The active pallbearers will be mem bers of the Odd Fellows lodge, of which deceased was a member for 32 years. Mr. Din kens passed away last Sat urday, February 17, 1934, following, a sudden heart attack. The last rites will be held on the sixteenth anniversary of the burial of his wife. - STILL OPERATOR GETS Fred O. Gamble, a resident of the Rcgue River district, charged with still operation, appeared before Cir cuit Judge H. D. Norton this morn ing, and was given a suspended sen tence. Gamble was arrested last Decem ber, when a still was found In his cabin. Gamble was represented by At. torney M. O. Wllkins. and entered plea of guilty. If you have not already made an Inventory of your business and will soon, remember the Commercial Printing Department of the Mail Tribune, 28-30 No. Grape, carry In ventory blanks. Phine 75 and we will deliver the blanks to your place of business. Thur. JACK HOLT in "THE WRECKER" DINKENS FUNERAL RITES TOMORROW Tonite PSS Bela (ifjj Lugosiin Mwj "Night A of V s-m Terror" XVj L WINNERS -TO MEET IN CITY SATURDAY The winners of the rural dramat ics contest, w.ho will contend in this city next Saturday for the county title, were announced today follow ing the opening of the Judges' de cisions at the office of Mrs. Mabel Mack. They are: Eagle point In the first district; Bellvlew In district No. 1 an laxIruinvllU In iletrli-t Vn 1 The three teams will present their I plays for t he en tert a 1 n meut of the public at the Junior high school here Staurday night, beginning at 8 o'clock. The winners In the final competition will be sent to Corval lls to compete with other casts of the state on February 28. The Eagle Point and Bellvlew plays were presented last night. The first team put. on ".Maria," a drama, di rected by Mrs. Floyd Barnett. The Bellvlew team presented "The Dear Departed." a comedy, directed by Mrs. George Andrews. "Ambition" was t,he title of the play presented by Jacksonville, under the direction of Joe Nee. It Is also a drama. The Judges decisions were opened this morning by the rural dramatics contest committee, composed of Miss Clair Hanley, chairman; Victor Bur sell, Mrs. Charley Hoover, Mrs. O. C. Maust and Mrs. Mabel C. Mack. The plays as a whole this year have ben much better than those produced In previous contests and Interest In the events has been much keener In alt communities, the lead ers announced today. The public Is therefore assured very good entertainment at the Junior high school this coming Saturday night, and It 1$ hoped there will be a large attendance. The annual presentation of plays In the rural communities is spon sored by the extension service of Ore gon State college. HE EGGS GO TO PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21 (API Increasing movement of eggs into coolers has followed the recent set ting of sale of cold storage pack egg price by the Pacific Egg Producers In convention in Portland. Not only has there been an in creased demand for eggs to go into storage, but the market has acted much better, although receipts con tlnuo to ahow seasonable Increase. The action of the P. E. P. In boost ing the price about 2'3 cents a doz en over the opening a year ago. sug gested the general Improvement in trade. First outdoor grown tomatoes of the season from this country were also received from Imperial Valley. They sold at 4 per four-basket crate and wero of excellent quality, Mexi cans were also very good. Silver NEW York, Feb. 21. (AP) Bar sliver firmer, higher at 46',. iMutlnees nt 1:1.1 You can't beat our shows regardless of price! i Mats-15c Eves - ENDS TOMORROW NIGHT Excitement Ruled His Life! m fkwffM 'The Fargo Express' Marfrety Livestock PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 21. (API CATTLE: 50; calves 10; fully steady, unchanged. HOGS: 10c higher for lightweights. Lightweight, good and choice, 4.25 5.10; other unchanged. 6HEEP; 60: steady, unchanged. Portland Produce PORTLAND. Ore.. Feb. 31. (API BUTTER Prints, extras, 25c: stan dards iSc pound. BUTTERFAT Portland delivery: A grade 22-23c lb.; farmer's door deliv ery, 19-20c lb. EG Go aclflc Poultry Producers selling prices: Fresh extras, 16c: stan dards 14o; mediums 14c dozen (car tons 1c higher). Buying price to wholesalers: Fresh extras. 13-14c doz.; firsts, ll-12c; mediums 0-lOc; under grade 9'.-i0c dozen. COUNTRY MEATS Selling price to retailers: Country-killed hogs, best butchers, under 50 lbs.. B'i-Oc; veal ers 90-100 lbs.. O'.j-lOc; light and thin, 6-8c; heavy calves. 5-7c; lambs 15c; heavy ewes, 5-7c lb.; medium ewes. 4-6c lb. I canner cows, 2!4-3ic lb.: bulla 4:-5c lb. Cheese, milk, live poultry, onions, potatoes, new potatoes, wool and hay. unchanged. Portland Wheat PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21. (AP) Grain : Open High Low Close May - 72 U 72', 72 July 72',; 73!i 72i 72i Cash: Big Bend blues tern 73; dark hard winter 12 pet. 78 Vs. U pet. 73; soft white, western white, hard win ter, northern spring and western red, 70. Oats: No. 2 white 22.50. Corn: No. 2 E. yellow 2225. MUlrun. standard. 13.00. Today's car receipts: Wheat 97; flour 8; corn 4; oats 2; hay 3. Chicago Wheat CHICAGO, Vft. 21. (AP) v Open High Low Close May 881J 88V, 877, 8814 July ..... Bey, 87U 86?', 88', Sept 87!4 87 87 87i Rvport Wheat PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 21 (API Export emergency corporation bid for soft white whent Jor foreign shipment 75 cents. EXTRA SPECIAL Sat., Feb. 24 Redwood Posts as low as 14c each VOLNEY DIXON Page Fence Since 1R08 "Nat" BlriR. Evening) nt 6:45-9:0(1 25c Kiddies-1 Oc 'India Speaks' PLUS Ken Maynard IN Wall St. Report NEW YORK. Feb. 21. (AP) Low prleed specialties, principally of the automotive classification, furnished what little excitement there was in today's generally quiet stock market. Most of these active Issues held gains of fractions to around a point. Else where fluctuations were narrow. The close was steady. Transfers approxi mated 2.000.000 shares. Today's cloln prices for 31 se lected stocks follow: Al. Chem. & Dye 159 Am. Can : 105i Am. fc Fgn. Pow ll'. A. T. & T. 122 Anaconda I6'3 Atch. T. Az 8. F. .. . ........ 70 " Bendlx Avla 21 si Beth. Steel 48 California Pack'g. m .. 28 Caterpillar Tract 31 Chrysler ........ ......... 5l-i Coml. Solv. 29 DuPont ,...102'4 Gen. Foods 35 Gen. Mot . , 40 Int. Harvest. 44 'i I. T. & T i53j Johns-Man. . ... .. 62 Monty Ward 34 North Amer ., 21; Penney (J. C.) ..... Phillips Pet i7"a Radio ......... 8'i Sou. Pac .. an; Std. Brands 22'2 St. Oil Cal 41 St. Oil N. J. ... 48a Trans. Amer. .. . 7j Union Carb 48 Unit. Aircraft 231i U. S. Steel 58 , Matinees 25c Kiddics-10c 'a. ALSO NOVELTY "A Whale of a BROADWAY Mll.Vnr MUMCAL "Around the Clock" Norm Terrls four Ktin Bojii MacNamee ill I iit.Mt.t:fi I ON CHINESE BY II SOULE Lieutenant Roberv H. Soule. adju tant at the CCC district headquarters In Medford, was guest speaker today at the Lions club luncheon at the Colonial club, and gave an Insight into the political and economical life of the Chinese people. Lieutenant Soule spent four years In that coun try as assistant military attach. The army officer told of the dis tribution of population in China, with the majority of the wealthy persons living along the eastern seaboard in the Vnngtre river valley. How the government la controlled was also ex plained by htm. and. an explanation was made briefly of the military alignment of the country. Today's program was In charge of Lion J. Verne Shanple. who intro duced Lieutenant Soule. Lion Vic tor Tengwald, a member of the Glee men, reported on the trip to Klamath Falls last evening, and explained the purprso of the concert given by the Medford men. William Holloway was named chair man of the entertainment committee for next Wednesday's meeting. KATHARINE HEPBURN IN LOVE TRIANGLE Something new in romantic tri angles is Introduced In "Morning Glory," now at the studio, which pre wnts Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Adolphe Menjou as love rivals, with JL HONT5P I I w , 1 to SOUTHERN OREGON'S Starts Today SHOWS AT 1:45 Yarn" News mm FfnrlfM mm who nil I A 1 ii A YyAL with their harpoon, hat- I ; I II ? tD J v'13! "In ,0 ,h" ',e!"h "h ' II 2 'SRI Vttey ,n" heal of thf Iry ' ff '.f ru ,v , , yurr :rjssaasssa Katharine Hepburn as the girl. The unusual angle enters when 1 Fairbanks and Menjou remain tho closest of friends and business asso ciates even after their love interests unwittingly cross. All kinds of leal blanks for mW, for rent, no hunting, no trespassing and other cards for sale at Commercial Prlntnig Dept. of Mall Tribune. TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY FOR RENT Modern 5-room hoiLv. nicelv furnished or unfurnished 205 W. 9ih. 190 CASH buys freh cow. goM horse, 8-lnch plow, set harness, cultivator. 3-sectton harrow. Call at 511 No. Fir. WILL PAY CASH for men's second hand hats, suits and shoos. Whl H. WILson, 32 No. Front St. WANTED Passengers to help pay ex penses to Grass Valley. Call 511 South Grape. IRON BEDSTEAD, springs, mattress, complete, $8. 215 Cottage. FOR TRADE: Eleotrlc rotary irriga tion pump. White electric sewing , machine, for good young cows. Laura Jones, Rt. 1, Box 395. WANTED Cars to wreck. Hlway Ex change, South Phoenix. WANTED To buy light used oar. Haynes. mile south Phoenix, Help nature clear up the blotches and make your skin lovelier the safe easy way use bland, effective X ma FINEST THEATRE way use Diana, enccuvc mm Resinol Mi for 4 Days! 6:45 9:00 Thrilling!. . . Beyond Your WILDEST IMAGINATION! Camera-captured thrills from the Holl-lands of the great frozen North! . . . You'll see' The stampede of thousands of mad dened caribgu 1 The hunt for mammoth walrus ! The fight for life with a huge polar . bear I Men hunting whales in small open boats I Hand-to-hand fights with Arctio wolves! An Eskimo's revenge for his wife's betrayal by the white man! and thousands of other thrills! Now I Until Tomorrow Nite! She'll give you the heart your Meiyf'- rMIK&AEMrw Jr. in the icory of a small town girl who fought hunger and despair In the drifts of Broadway, and learned the ugly word for love I Comedy - Cartoon - News Evenings 35c Kiddies-10o VXaih'atinj Xtlk H E RB U R ri
